Definition of Carduelis carduelis

1. Noun. Small European finch having a crimson face and yellow-and-black wings.

Exact synonyms: Goldfinch
Generic synonyms: Finch
Group relationships: Carduelis, Genus Carduelis

Lexicographical Neighbors of Carduelis Carduelis

Cardinal Richelieu
Cardinalis cardinalis
Cardinals
Cardiobacterium
Cardiovirus
Cardium
Cardium edule
Cardizem
Carducci
Carduelinae
Carduelis
Carduelis cannabina
Carduelis carduelis
Carduelis cucullata
Carduelis flammea
Carduelis hornemanni
Carduelis spinus
Carduus
Carduus crispus
Carduus nutans
Care Bear
Care Bears
Care Sunday
Carelian
Caren
Caretta
Caretta caretta

Literary usage of Carduelis carduelis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1895)
"... Lancaster, -V. // The Goldfinch (carduelis carduelis) near Boston, Mass.— In Brook line, Massachusetts, in May, 1892, 1 noted a bird of this species ..."

2. The Birds of North and Middle America: A Descriptive Catalogue of the Higher by Robert Ridgway, Herbert Friedmann (1901)
"... carduelis carduelis (Linnaeus). GOLDFINCH. Adults (sexes alike).—Fore part of head, all round, crimson; lores, hinder part of crown, occiput, nape, ..."

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